I sure wish someone would remind the senescent Mr. McCain that, when it comes to winning wars, his track record leaves much to be desired.
McCain spent much of the one war that he participated in, the Viet Nam war, in the custody of the enemy. And, last time I checked, he didn't lead the U.S. to victory in Viet Nam. Indeed, no one did.
Whenever John McCain's war record is mentioned, or whenever McCain vows that he knows "how to win in Iraq," everyone genuflects. Nobody stops to think.
JOHN McCAIN DID NOT KNOW HOW TO WIN THE VIET NAM WAR; HE DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO "WIN" THE IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN WARS.
The fact of the matter is that no one who talks about "victory" in Iraq or Afghanistan ever articulates precisely what would count as a victory in these countries. Instead, they avoid interrogation on the matter by relying upon the warm feeling that Americans get in their pants whenever the words "win" and "war" are used in the same sentence.
Someone should have the guts to call McCain's "war hero" bluff; but no one ever does.
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